The arrival of monsoon in Uttarakhand has been delayed by about a week and some parts of the State may receive comparatively lesser rainfall in the rainy season. “Uttarakhand has been receiving pre-monsoon rains for the last few days at isolated places in plains and mountainous parts due to western disturbances,” said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma on Monday. He appealed to the residents to not waste water and utilise the rainwater harvesting technique to conserve water.
The Met centre director further informed that the monsoon had reached Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh few days back but due to its weakness, it could advance at a faster pace towards Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. As of now, it is very difficult to predict the date for arrival of monsoon in Uttarakhand. In the month of June, Uttarakhand received below normal rainfall so far and some parts of the State may receive comparatively lesser rainfall in July and further on in the rainy season, he added.
The Met office has forecast thunder cloud development/ very light rain in some areas in Dehradun and light to moderate rain/thunder storm at a few places in mountainous parts of Garhwal and Kumaon region on Tuesday. Areas in higher altitudes like Tapovan, Malari, Joshimath, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Kailash Mansarovar route and Auli might have been received light to moderate rain on Monday.
Sharma further said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 34.4 degree C and 24.0 degree C respectively in Dehradun on Monday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is generally cloudy sky and thunder cloud development/ very light rain in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 degree C and 24 degree C respectively on Tuesday in Dehradun. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Tuesday is thunder cloud development/ very light rain at some areas and light to moderate rain/thunder storm at a few places, he added.